() Yang Yu borrowed 300,000 from Boss Shi, plus the remaining 200,000 borrowed from Boss Cai, and the 50,000 repaid by Sister Miao. With a total of 550,000 start-up capital, he initially had the conditions to start the business.
He was qualified to be a loan shark and started planning to open a racecourse.
He first asked all the boys to quietly spread the news that he would set up a venue in the village opposite Anshan Snack Street and open in a month. He would welcome gamblers and friends to come and support him. Then he contacted some famous people he knew, including Boss Cai.
Boss Ren, Boss Shi, Mine Manager Ding and others, as well as Brother Six, Brother Peng, Brother Xian, Brother Lin, Brother Wei, and even Brother Xiong, who has always had a grudge, also said hello for the sake of face.
, actively launched publicity.
The publicity at the racecourse is different from the publicity at regular commercial places. You can hand out leaflets, advertise, etc. You can only rely on word-of-mouth publicity to avoid being too public and being attacked by the police.
Boss Cai and Mine Manager Ding were more enthusiastic and took the initiative to help Yang Yu contact some coal mine bosses.
The publicity campaign was launched like this. Even before the racecourse opened, many gamblers were already waiting eagerly for it.
At the same time, Yang Yu began to purchase facilities and perform simple renovations on Lu Yanjie's home.
Generally, racecourses are located on mountains, with only a few tables set up for gambling, and the person running the racecourse is responsible for keeping the crowd open. There are very few such venues that are open indoors.
Although Yang Yu had Xiao Nan working as an internal consultant, he was not afraid of ten thousand, so he did not spend a lot of money on decoration. He only bought some paint to paint the walls and repair the damaged parts of the house.
After buying a few more tables, a few sofas, and dozens of plastic stools, the racecourse is ready.
Although it is just like this, it is still much better than other racecourses in the city. It has a slight advantage and can attract some additional customers.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day when the racecourse opened for business. Yang Yu arrived at the racecourse early with Yang Hao, Ren Nan, Wang Zi, Meng Ge, and Wu Kun, who had been discharged from the hospital.
Lu Yanjie was very excited because he was appointed by Yang Yu to be the person in charge of this place. Early in the morning, he took several of the younger brothers assigned to him by Yang Yu who were originally with Gao Jing to organize things inside and outside.
When Yang Yu arrived, he and his younger brother quickly greeted Yang Yu and said hello: "Brother Yu." Then he greeted Yang Hao, Wu Kun, Meng Ge, Ren Nan, Wang Zi and others one by one.
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Yang Yu nodded and said, "Are there any gamblers here now?"
Lu Yanjie said: "Seven or eight gamblers came here early in the morning, and they are having a great time gambling inside."
Yang Yu hummed and asked again: "Have the arrangements for Fangfeng been made?"
Lu Yanjie said: "I asked the proprietress of the Chalukou grocery store to help us prevent the wind. As soon as the police come in, we will know about Yang Yu as soon as possible."
Yang Yu heard that he arranged everything in an orderly manner and praised: "Well done, take us in to have a look."
Lu Yanjie agreed, turned around and led the way, leading Yang Yu and others into the house.
As soon as Yang Yu walked into the house, he heard a group of people shouting hoarsely from the side room: "Leopard, leopard!" "Farewell ten, farewell ten!"
I couldn't help but smile in my heart, these people are really enthusiastic, but it just so happens that when the time comes when they lose cleanly, there will be business.
He immediately took out an envelope containing 100,000 yuan, called Lu Yanjie and said, "Xiaojie, here is 100,000 yuan. You can put it away later. Whether we eat meat or drink soup is up to you."
It’s up to you.”
Lu Yanjie took the envelope and said, "Brother Yu, don't worry, I won't let you down."
Yang Yu said: "Be careful when letting the horse go. Don't let the dead horse go."
The so-called dead horse is the loan sharking that cannot be recovered. With Yang Yu's current reputation, naturally no one will dare to default on the loan easily, but there is no guarantee that some people will flee J City after losing everything.
This is the biggest problem with horse herding. Many times, after a month of hard work, a horse dies and all the profits are lost.
Lu Yanjie said: "Brother Yu, I plan to make it clear to the gamblers that the money released in this venue is only limited to one day. After the gamblers leave the venue, if they cannot pay off the money on the spot, our people will collect the money.
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Yang Yu had just started a horse racing farm. He had borrowed the funds from others, and he did not dare to take advantage of the credit. He immediately agreed and said, "Well, I'll do whatever you want."
Lu Yanjie agreed and continued to lead everyone to the side room.
Yang Yu walked into the side room and first greeted the gamblers inside with a smile and some words of welcome.
The gamblers were excited about gambling, but they didn't pay much attention to Yang Yu. Lu Yanjie immediately introduced Yang Yu's identity in a grand manner. The group of people heard that this person was actually the talker of Anshan of Yaozi Society. They were in awe immediately and did not dare to neglect again.
Get up and say hello to Yang Yu.
Yang Yuzhi was making money and didn't bother to argue with them. He nodded and returned to the main room.
As soon as I arrived at the main room, I received a call from Sixth Brother. Sixth Brother was on the phone and he had already taken people outside.
Yang Yu immediately hung up the phone and took Yang Hao and others out of the house to greet them.
As soon as Brother Six saw Yang Yu, he laughed and said: "Yang Yu, you're such a good boy. You actually found such a good place to open a racecourse. Why didn't you tell me earlier so that I could join in?"
Yang Yu smiled and said: "Sixth brother has so many profitable businesses, I'm just doing a small business here, I'm afraid you won't look down on me." Seeing that Brother Xiong was also in the team, he was a little surprised. Brother Xiong also came to support him?
Brother Six smiled and said, "If you feel itchy, take us in first to test your breath."
Yang Yu agreed and took Sixth Brother and others into the house, then called Lu Yanjie over and asked him to arrange the gambling table.
Lu Yanjie saw that all the people coming were bosses, so he invited everyone to the room on the left.
The sixth brother took the lead and sat on a big table with a golden sword. He pulled up his sleeves and said: "It's rare that everyone is here today. I'm here to be the banker. All brothers don't have to give me face, just bet on me. Yang Yu, you too
Come."
Yang Yu didn't like gambling, and as the owner, he didn't want to participate. But after Brother Six had spoken, he was too embarrassed to shirk, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll play a few games with Brother Six."
Sixth Brother smiled and said: "You all have a seat. Anyone who doesn't keep me safe is not giving me face."
Yang Hao and others were originally not qualified to sit down and gamble with Brother Lin and others, but Brother Six did so, so he also sat down.
Brother Six picked up the poker cards that had been prepared on the table, washed them, and then said: "Let's start betting now. Let's bet small. The limit is 30,000."
Yang Hao and others opened their eyes wide. According to Sixth Brother, the limit of 30,000 is still too low?
Brother Xiong wanted to be generous, so he took out a wad of money from his arms and said, "I'll bet ten thousand dollars ahead."
Brother Lin and others also placed bets, ranging from 3,000 to 7,000.
Seeing that Yang Yu and others hadn't placed their bets yet, Sixth Brother asked, "Yang Yu, where are you and your brothers?"
Yang Hao and others were a little hesitant. They had no intention of participating in gambling when they came. They only brought a few hundred yuan with them. Seeing these big brothers doing something worth several thousand yuan each, they were a little embarrassed to place bets.
Looking at the expressions of Yang Hao and others, Brother Xiong knew that a group of people had no money. He hated Yang Yu and others with hatred. Naturally, he would not let go of the opportunity to ridicule Yang Yu and others. He immediately sneered and said: "Why don't you dare?
Do you want to gamble? I still don’t have any money. If I don’t have any money, Brother Xiong, I can lend it to you and I won’t charge you any interest.”
These words stoked the fire in Yang Yu's heart. He and others were originally running a racecourse, and borrowing money from him, where would they put their face? There was no need to open this racecourse. I didn't want Brother Xiong to see the joke, so he laughed immediately
Then he took out an envelope containing 200,000 yuan, slowly opened the envelope, poured out the money, and said with a smile: "Yang Hao, I still have your salary for this month, and I will pay it to you now." Everyone handed it over.
Two stacks equals over 20,000.
Yang Hao and others were stunned at first. When did they have their wages bet with Brother Yu? Then he realized it and said "oh" repeatedly, taking the money from Yang Yu, but did not rush to place bets, waiting for Yang Yu to give the order.
Brother Xiong couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that Yang Yu was offered 20,000 yuan per person. This guy was really willing to give out 20,000 yuan per person.
He was extremely stingy and used himself to save others, so he felt that 20,000 was already a great sum.
After Yang Yu handed out the money, he felt very happy when he saw Brother Xiong's dumbfounded expression. Then Shi Shiran said: "Since everyone has placed bets, let's get involved too." He took 30,000 yuan and put it directly in front of him.
, said: "Thirty thousand, I will escort you to the rear."
Yang Hao and others only followed Yang Yu's lead, and they all left 20,000 yuan behind, saying: "We and Brother Yu will keep 20,000 yuan behind!"
Brother Six laughed and scolded: "What a good boy, I want to wash away Brother Six's poverty all at once." He put the winning card in front of him and said, "Who wants to wash it?"
Yang Yu and others all said, "No need, Sixth Brother."
Brother Six said: "Okay, I'll deal the cards now." Two cards were dealt to each of the straight, front and back sides, as well as the front of himself, one with the bright side on top, and one with the dark side.
It is up to the player to set it himself.
The four bright cards are now the banker's three of diamonds, the straight is the four of spades, the front is the seven of clubs, and behind Yang Yu is the eight of diamonds.
Yang Yu picked up his cards and started playing them slowly.
Yang Hao and others were very nervous. They had bet a total of 150,000 in this round, which was considered a huge gamble. They all shouted: "a, a!" "Eight, eight!"
This way of playing is called betting on a leopard, which is no different from betting on a leopard in rolling dice. Yang Yuli has an eight of diamonds, and if he gets an a, he has nine points, and if he gets an eight, he has a leopard. Nine points is the biggest idea except the leopard, and he and the leopard are both big names.
